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Practice Guideline
. 2015 Jan;63(1):142-50.
doi: 10.1111/jgs.13281. Epub 2014 Dec 12.

American Geriatrics Society abstracted clinical practice guideline for postoperative delirium in older adults

American Geriatrics Society Expert Panel on Postoperative Delirium in Older Adults
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American Geriatrics Society abstracted clinical practice guideline for postoperative delirium in older adults

American Geriatrics Society Expert Panel on Postoperative Delirium in Older Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Jan.

Abstract

The abstracted set of recommendations presented here provides essential guidance both on the prevention of postoperative delirium in older patients at risk of delirium and on the treatment of older surgical patients with delirium, and is based on the 2014 American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Guideline. The full version of the guideline, American Geriatrics Society Clinical Practice Guideline for Postoperative Delirium in Older Adults is available at the website of the AGS. The overall aims of the study were twofold: first, to present nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic interventions that should be implemented perioperatively for the prevention of postoperative delirium in older adults; and second, to present nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic interventions that should be implemented perioperatively for the treatment of postoperative delirium in older adults. Prevention recommendations focused on primary prevention (i.e., preventing delirium before it occurs) in patients who are at risk for postoperative delirium (e.g., those identified as moderate-to-high risk based on previous risk stratification models such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines, Delirium: Diagnosis, Prevention and Management. Clinical Guideline 103; London (UK): 2010 July 29). For management of delirium, the goals of this guideline are to decrease delirium severity and duration, ensure patient safety and improve outcomes.

Keywords: clinical practice guidelines; delirium; delirium prevention; post-operative delirium.

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Conflict of interest statement

All other authors have no conflict of interest to disclose.

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